Study on the post-embryonic development of Striatoppia milii Sanyal and Basu, 2014 (Acari: Oribatida: Oppiidae) on the microfungus Trichoderma harzianum

The present work is a study on the post-embryonic development of oribatid mite Striatoppia milii from family Oppidae. specimens were reared under laboratory conditions at relative humidity 80±2% and temperature 27±2 °C. During time, both adult immature forms S. fed microfungus Trichoderma harzianum. total developmental duration life stages egg to was 21.4±1.5 days with five active instars: larva, protonymph, deutonymph, tritonymph adult. Given their nutritional preferences short cycle, they might be used in agriculture by improving process biodegradation.